Morning News: July 16, 2025

Saudi Arabia Faces Decision on Oil Output Cuts After June’s Overproduction

Indonesia’s Central Bank Cuts Rates to Bolster Economy

U.K. Inflation Heats Up as Bank of England Stays Cautious on New Rate Cuts

EU Exports to U.S. Cool as Trans-Atlantic Trade Faces Tariff Test

Euro to Rise to $1.23 by Mid-2026 as Investors Switch From Dollars, Says UBS

Trump’s ‘Sheriffs’ Can’t Keep the Peace With China

Trump Says Drug Tariffs Probable by Aug. 1, Downplays More Deals

With Tariffs, Why the Focus On Price and Taxation?

Forget TACO. Trump Is Winning His Trade War.

Despite Dire Warnings, the Economy Is Holding Up. Can That Last?

Trump Effect Starts to Show Up in Economy

America’s Anti-Immigrant Fever Is Starting to Break

Never Fully Beaten, Inflation Is Coming Back to Life

Dimon Defends Fed Independence After Trump Attacks

Hassett Grabs Pole Position in Race to Be Trump’s New Fed Chair

The FICO Monopoly Is Living on Borrowed Time

White House Readies Order to Bring Private Equity to 401(k)s

PCAOB Chair Erica Williams to Resign at Request of SEC Chairman

Goldman Posts Best Stock-Trading Quarter in Wall Street History

Morgan Stanley Stock Traders Deliver Windfall on Tariff Turmoil

BofA Beats Estimates as Trading, Lending Revenue Outperform

PNC Financial’s Quarterly Profit Rises on Higher Interest Income, Fees

Credit Card Benefits Are More Valuable Than Ever

There’s No ‘Retirement Crisis,’ LeBron James Shows Why

Aquarian Nears Deal for U.S. Insurer Brighthouse

China Is Spending Billions to Become an A.I. Superpower

ASML Hedges Growth Outlook for 2026 as Trade Wars Weigh on Sales

Ellison Overtakes Zuckerberg as World’s Second-Richest Person

Estée Lauder, a Late Digital Adopter, Makes New Push to Reach Shoppers Online

America’s Protein Obsession Is Transforming the Dairy Industry

Goodles Thinks Mac and Cheese Shouldn’t Be Adults’ Secret Meal Anymore

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Posted by on July 16th, 2025 at 7:05 am


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